“We don’t live in a cancel culture”: Fianna Fáil politicians are happy that Bertie Ahern is returning to the party, with one former minister claiming Ahern is still “hugely popular” with the general public.

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https://gript.ie/i-am-delighted-fianna-fail-tds-welcome-ahern-back-to-party/

The so called ‘non-governmental organisations’ NGOs lining out with the government to take away your constitutional right to express your opinion are also massively funded by you, writes MATT TREACY

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https://gript.ie/the-non-governmental-organisations-rallying-behind-government-restrictions-on-free-speech/

RTÉ Radio 1 has suffered a steep drop in ratings, it was revealed today, with a decrease in listeners across all flagship programmes. Morning Ireland, the Ryan Tubridy Show, and Today with Clare Byrne were among those worst hit in the last year.

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https://gript.ie/rte-radio-1-listenership-plummets-with-morning-ireland-and-ryan-tubridy-worst-hit/

Leo Varadkar says he wants Ukraine to join the EU “as quickly as possible,” and that Ireland will support the embattled country “for as long as it takes.”

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https://gript.ie/varadkar-ireland-will-support-ukraine-for-as-long-as-it-takes/

Australia’s defence department will be removing all Chinese-made security cameras from its buildings, with one politician saying that the government buildings are “riddled” with “spyware.”

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https://gript.ie/australian-defence-department-removes-all-chinese-made-cameras/

J. Martin Nolan continued his reign of suspended sentences this week as a teen involved in a violent assault on a woman, and sisters who falsely claimed asylum seeker’s benefits avoided jail

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https://gript.ie/how-a-teenage-torturers-assistant-and-fake-asylum-seeker-sisters-avoided-jail/

BEN SCALLAN: “Almost every route you get on, there’s some pig ignorant solipsist letting Dua Lipa rip like there’s no tomorrow. They think they’re Will Smith in “I Am Legend” or something - like they’re the only person on earth.”

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https://gript.ie/the-people-who-play-music-loudly-on-buses-must-be-stopped/

Deputy Mattie Mc Grath said that the collection of €2.16 billion in energy taxes, including €760 million in carbon taxes, in 2022 meant that a full extension of all cost-of-living supports for a minimum of six more months starting March 1st should be backed by the government.

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https://gript.ie/rural-tds-say-government-s-energy-tax-grab-of-e2-billion-must-be-returned-in-cost-of-living-supports/

"This is the type of gaslighting that the government engages in, not just in this issue, but on all. It places itself against a large portion of its citizenry. It refuses to acknowledge that their issues are even held in good faith."

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https://gript.ie/simon-harris-and-the-ireland-is-full-hashtag/

JOHN MCGUIRK: Whatever else one might say about the death penalty, it does at least send the message that crime is not tolerated. Can we say the same about the Irish justice system?
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https://gript.ie/senior-uk-mp-what-about-if-we-bring-back-hanging/

“An existential threat to our economy and social fabric”: South Africa has declared a state of “national disaster” amid an energy crisis and rolling blackouts, partially caused by delays to the construction of new coal-fired power plants.

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https://gript.ie/south-africa-declares-state-of-disaster-due-to-energy-crisis/

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky has asked Ireland to send more non-lethal military aid, including body armour, oil and engineering equipment.

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https://gript.ie/zelensky-asks-ireland-to-send-more-non-lethal-military-aid/

Locals plead for return of beloved statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, stolen from grotto of Wicklow church


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https://gript.ie/beloved-statue-of-the-virgin-mary-statue-disappears-from-wicklow-church-grotto/

Fatima Gunning: The Taoiseach’s statement yesterday about “deporting asylum seekers here under false pretences” is exactly the kind of thing the “far right” have been saying for months. So why can he get away with it?


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https://gript.ie/is-varadkars-call-for-deportations-far-right/

Micheál Martin says he supports Bertie Ahern’s return to Fianna Fáil because of his contributions to the Good Friday Agreement. But previously, Martin said this “could not absolve” Ahern of the Mahon Tribunal’s findings:

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https://gript.ie/martin-in-2012-good-friday-agreement-cant-absolve-ahern/

ON THIS DAY: 10 FEBRUARY 1917: Explosion at Naas Carpet Factory

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https://gript.ie/on-this-day-10-february-1917-explosion-at-naas-carpet-factory-3/

A protest against the government's handling of the immigration crisis was prevented from proceeding to a busy traffic junction in Coolock by what one woman described as a "wall of Gardai" who refused to allow the protesters to pass.

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https://gript.ie/coolock-immigration-protest-prevented-by-wall-of-gardai

Tipperary TD, Mattie Mc Grath, has slammed the Fanning Report on Irish Nursing Home Overcharging as a “political ploy” which he said was being used to “to shield Government from responsibility” and had a “deliberate focus on providing political cover for Cabinet Ministers rather than finding justice for those who were wronged.”

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https://gript.ie/watch-mcgrath-slams-political-ploys-as-a-cover-for-exploitation-of-vulnerable-nursing-home-patients/